Messages - Stucker

Even though the Sherwood 9000K impeller looks identical to my current impeller, it won't go on the shaft? From everything Iíve read, this is the right size for a 2003 era M35B. Has anyone else had this experience? Do they ever screw up the sizing and put out bad products?

Hey Dale,My main sail rolls in and out quite nicely so I havenít felt the need to adjust anything. Iíll keep an eye on it though. I have a Phantom 4 Pro drone. I only got it at the end of the sailing season so I look forward to flying it a lot more this season. Keep in mind that you will want to know about updating your home point and turning off collision avoidance if you fly it from a moving boat! S

Hi Scott,Love the video, saw the whole thing. Nice family and great vacation_sailing area. I have the same boat, furling main and all. I noticed your main outhaul car was more forward than mine. I adjusted mine back to ease the roll out. I think it helped but have only one season on her.

I'm thinking of a drone as well and noticed how you snatched yours. Nice job!

Very nice. I love the Optimist Dinghy sailing. Wow, a C34 and a CS34 in the same family. The CS was high on our list of boats when we ended up buying our Catalina 34 as we had a CS27 previously. Well built boats ahead of their time.

Yes, the CS34 is a well built boat. They have a great stand up shower in the head. My MKII feels twice as big in the cockpit and inside though. And Iím a little faster 😜

Just wanted to see if anyone has installed a Raritan PH Superflush with the larger household bowl in a Mark II? The price is close to the same as the compact model so I would love a larger seat if the option was there?

I usually cut a yearly video of my summer sailing in 1000 Islands Ontario/NY State and fall in Toronto. Thought I would share in case some members wanted to see what the area is like. Note, this is a family video so you will have to sit through the odd shot of some of my family members. I ended up buying a drone at the end of The season which is why there is limited drone footage. The other boat is my brotherís CS34

I installed a 1.25" x 6' track a couple of years ago for my whisker pole. I don't see the need for 1.5" track. I purchased the track from Garhauer and had them make me a ring car for it as well. Very solid work and way less expensive than anyone else. I went with 6' for a few reasons: 1) I wasn't planning on storing my pole on the mast (if you planning to store it on the mast, it will be much easier to install a much longer track to allow you to slide the mast end of the pole up the mast while affixed to the car and then secure the outboard end to the base of the mast or a chock on deck right in front of the mast); 2) 6' more than covered the range of sails I expected to pole out (you'll want the pole in a horizontal position when in use, so consider how high your various headsail clews are); and 3) I installed it myself when the mast was stepped so I wanted to limit the number of tappings and the height of the work. Since then, I've decided I do, in fact, want to store the pole on the mast, so I am regretting that I didn't install a longer track originally. Instead, I flip the usual process and lower the car with the inboard end of the pole attached and then swing the outboard end up to a mast ring I installed up the mast. The process is cumbersome and even using the topping lift to guide the end, this is tough and not viable in any significant seas. I don't recommend it, and it is only a stopgap measure for me. I will change to a longer track when I next pull the stick. Hope that helps.

Any plumbing wizards out there that can tell me why my hot water tank starts dumping water out of the indicated hose when I try and charge the water system? Its a steady stream out of the rear valve/black hose. Any help would be appreciated. Iím really dumb with this stiff. Pics attached. Scott

Can someone tell me if this fix works on a newer 2003 MKII? My main issue isn't so much the noise but the fact that my hatch will stick and not want to open if it's cold outside and I have a heater running inside. Any kind of temperature variable locks down the hatch.

Thanks. I was actually curious if one would stand up to not being used for long periods of time over the other?

Jeremy's right. Any battery will last longer if fully charged and then left to rest. Continuous "float" charging is not necessarily good for batteries, hence, the newer chargers can actuallly cycle themselves.

No difference between deep cycle and starting types.

You may want to refresh your research by going over the Electrical Systems 101 topic and reading the Ample Power Primer (link provided in that topic). It discusses basic battery operation and how you can best keep them healthy and long lasting.

Oh, almost forgot. The "spare" was a type 31. It does fit into that starboard space beside the HW tank (at least for us). There is a bit of juggling when building the shelf. Too low and its not wide enough, too high and there is no room for the battery height and the terminal connections. I do a lot of figuring out with card board mock-ups.